Tustin celebrates Lunar New Year

Feb. 18, 2013

Updated Aug. 21, 2013 1:17 p.m.

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Kaila Gleason, 4, of Tustin, delivers a red envelopes to the lion during the Lion Dance at a Lunar New Year celebration at the Tustin Library on Sunday. The Southern Young Tigers from UC Irvine performed the dance. The Lion Dance is believed to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits and the performers are rewarded with the red envelopes that usually contain money. PAUL BERSEBACH, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Kaila Gleason, 4, of Tustin, delivers a red envelopes to the lion during the Lion Dance at a Lunar New Year celebration at the Tustin Library on Sunday. The Southern Young Tigers from UC Irvine performed the dance. The Lion Dance is believed to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits and the performers are rewarded with the red envelopes that usually contain money. PAUL BERSEBACH, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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The Jodaiko Japanese Drumming Ensemble from UC Irvine performs at a Lunar New Year celebration at the Tustin Library on Sunday. More than twenty performance teams entertained at the free event. PAUL BERSEBACH, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Louie Valdivia does calligraphy at a Lunar New Year celebration at the Tustin Library on Sunday. PAUL BERSEBACH, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Young girls deliver red envelopes to the lion during the Lion Dance at a Lunar New Year celebration at the Tustin Library on Sunday. The Southern Young Tigers from UC Irvine performed the dance. The Lion Dance is believed to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits and the performers are rewarded with the red envelopes that usually contain money. PAUL BERSEBACH, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Kaylee Joe works on a Chinese lantern at a Lunar New Year celebration at the Tustin Library on Sunday. Performers entertained the crowd along with kids activities and food. PAUL BERSEBACH, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Visitors watch as members of the Southern Young Tigers from UC Irvine perform the Lion Dance during a Lunar New Year celebration at the Tustin Library on Sunday. PAUL BERSEBACH, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Three girls deliver red envelopes to the lion during the Lion Dance at a Lunar New Year celebration at the Tustin Library on Sunday. The Southern Young Tigers from UC Irvine performed the dance. PAUL BERSEBACH, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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A woman touches the cheek of a puppet depicting the Tao god San Tai Zi at a Lunar New Year celebration at the Tustin Library on Sunday. The Lunar New Year began February 10, 3013. PAUL BERSEBACH, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Rachel Oppelt, 5, practices calligraphy at a Lunar New Year celebration at the Tustin Library on Sunday. PAUL BERSEBACH, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Sara Prado, 12, runs her fingers through the tassels of a decoration at a Lunar New Year celebration at the Tustin Library on Sunday. PAUL BERSEBACH, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Kaila Gleason, 4, of Tustin, delivers a red envelopes to the lion during the Lion Dance at a Lunar New Year celebration at the Tustin Library on Sunday. The Southern Young Tigers from UC Irvine performed the dance. The Lion Dance is believed to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits and the performers are rewarded with the red envelopes that usually contain money. PAUL BERSEBACH, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

The Tustin Library and the Joy of Kung Fu, Chinese Daily held a Lunar New Year celebration over the weekend to welcome the Year of the Snake.

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